Agile Scrum Master (ASM®) is a certification and training program that focuses on the Agile methodology and the Scrum framework for project management.
The program teaches the principles and practices of Agile and Scrum, and how to effectively apply them to real-world projects.
The role of a Scrum Master in an Agile team is to facilitate and guide the team in following Agile and Scrum values, principles, and practices, and to help the team continuously improve.
Upon completion of the ASM® training, individuals can become certified Agile Scrum Masters and apply their newfound knowledge to enhance their careers and improve their organization's ability to deliver value.
Key Learning Outcomes:
This course will enable you to:
1. Achieve mastery in using Scrum terminology and its applications.
2. Lead daily scrums, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and user story development.
3. Generate Scrum artifacts like the product backlog, sprint backlog, completed deliverables, and definition of "done".
4. Conduct distributed Scrum with teams located in various locations.
5. Advance to a ScrumMaster position in organizations that employ Scrum.
6. Configure and manage projects on JIRA cloud.
7. Apply best practices for maximum benefits from the Scrum methodology.
Target Audience:
1. Team leaders.
2. Project managers.
3. Members of Scrum teams such as developers, ScrumMasters, and product owners.
4. Managers of Scrum teams.
5. Teams transitioning to Scrum.
6. Professionals intending to pursue the ScrumMaster certification.
Course Curriculum:
Lesson 01 - Course Introduction
Introduction to ASM.
Course Details.
Examination details.
Lesson 02 - Agile way of thinking
Agile Concepts.
Agile Manifesto and Principles.
Scrum Overview.
Lesson 03 - Scrum Roles, Events, and Artifacts
Responsibilities and Commitment of Scrum Master.
Responsibilities and Commitments of the Product Owner and Team members.
Evolution of existing team roles into Scrum roles.
Scrum events and artifacts.
Lesson 04 - Agile Estimating, Planning, Monitoring, and control
Writing and Maintaining the Product Backlog.
Planning releases and sprints based on business value.
Units and techniques used in agile estimation.
Tracking and Communicating Progress.
Staying in Control of projects.
Lesson 05 - Other Methods and Frameworks
Extreme Programming.
Crystal.
DSDM.
Lean.
Kanban.
Lesson 06 - Complex Projects
Transition plan for Agile transformation.
Towards self-organization.
Physical and cultural changes needed.